Andrew JEFFORD

Has written for many British newspapers, including The Evening Standard (for ten years), The Financial Times, The Guardian and The Times; he is today Contributing Editor and a regular columnist for both Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, as well as Academic Advisor to the Wine Scholar Guild.  He is one of three Co-Chairs for Decanter World Wine Awards, the largest global wine competition; he is also Jury Chair of the Saperavi International wine competition, held biannually in Tblisi, Georgia, and helps judge the Latvian Wine of the Year competition held annually in Riga.  He has also broadcast extensively on wine, tea and other subjects for BBC Radio in the UK.  He leads study tours in France for the Wine Scholar Guild, and lectures on wine globally.  He has written twelve books and guides including The New France, Andrew Jefford’s Wine Course and Whisky Island (about the island of Islay).  He and his family spent 15 months in Australia between 2009 and 2010, and have since lived in Languedoc, France.